Ezekiel 37:10

Ezekiel 37:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
• New International Version (NIV)So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet—a vast army.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So I prophesied as He commanded me, and breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great army.

Context of Ezekiel 37:10

8While I watched, I saw meat come and join to the bones. Then skin covered them. But there was no breath in them yet. 9Then the Lord said to me, ‘Prophesy to the wind, son of man. Speak my message to the wind. Say, “This is what the Almighty Lord says: Blow from all directions and put breath into these dead bodies! Cause them to become alive again.” ’ So I spoke the message that the Lord had commanded me to speak. Breath went into those dead bodies and they became alive. They stood up on their feet. They were as many as a great army. 11Then the Lord said to me, ‘Son of man, these bones are a picture of all Israel's people. The Israelites are saying, “Our bones are dead and dry. There are no good things that we can hope for. We have come to an end.” 12So prophesy and say to them, “This is what the Almighty Lord says: Listen, my people! I will soon open up your graves. I will bring you out of your graves. I will bring you back to the land of Israel.

Ezekiel 37:10 word by word

וְהִנַּבֵּ֖אתִי כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֑נִי וַתָּבוֹא֩ בָהֶ֨ם הָר֜וּחַ וַיִּֽחְי֗וּ וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙ עַל־רַגְלֵיהֶ֔ם חַ֖יִל גָּד֥וֹל מְאֹד־מְאֹֽד׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So I prophesiedנָבָאnâbâ' · to prophesyH5012
• as he commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• me, and the breathרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• into them, and they livedחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
• and stood upעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• upon their feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• an exceedingמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• armyחַ֫יִלchayil · armyH2428

Cross-references for Ezekiel 37:10

• Psalms 104:30But when you breathe into anything, it receives life. In that way, you bring new life to the earth.
• Revelation 11:11But after three and a half days, God breathed life into those dead bodies. They stood up. The people who saw them were very afraid.
• Revelation 20:4Then I saw some thrones, and I saw people who were sitting on them. These people had received authority to judge other people. I also saw the souls of people who had died because they served Jesus. People had cut off their heads because they had told the truth about Jesus, and they had spoken God's message. These believers had not worshipped the wild animal or his image. They had not received the wild animal's mark on their heads or on their hands. Now they became alive again. They ruled as kings together with Christ for 1,000 years.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 37:10

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10When Ezekiel spoke to the four winds, breath entered the re-formed bodies. They stood up as a great army ready for action. This breath, symbolizing being filled with the Spirit, gave them life and strength for action, just as it had happened to the prophet on two earlier occasions (Ezekiel 1:28–2:2 and 3:23–24).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Such honor God gives to the divine word, even in the mouth of a man. How much more when in the mouth of the Son of God! (Joh 5:25-29). Though this chapter does not directly prove the resurrection of the dead, it does so indirectly; for it takes for granted the future fact as one recognized by believing Jews, and so made the image of their national restoration (so Is 25:8; 26:19; Da 12:2; Ho 6:2; 13:14; compare Note, see on Eze 37:12).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 37:10

• Bones
• Ezekiel
• Regeneration
• Resurrection
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Vision

In the dictionaries

• Ezekiel, Book of
• Prophesy
• Wind
• Breath; Breathe; Breathing
• Daniel, Book of
• Eschatology of the Old Testament
• Ezekiel
• Isaiah
• Kidron, the Brook
• Moses

Commentaries on Ezekiel 37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings